Washing-machine.



L. BRANDT. WASHIKG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 0012511913,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Nov. 3; 1914.

Q a? i k v N w n m Han L. BRANDT. WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 00125, 1913.

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To a2 whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, LEWIS Bimsor a citi zen of the United cStotes, residing at Oakmout, ill the county of Allegheny sud 851cm of Penneylvania have invented new and useful Improvements in WashiugMocl'iioes, of which the follo ing is a; specification This invention relates to washing mschines, and has for an object to produce machine wherein is combined a horizontal ieciprocetory rotary movement of a receptaole for clothes and water with a peculiar construction of the interior of the receptacle directing the movements of the water and clothes so that the clothes are hrou. ht into frictional contact with streams water traveling in opposite directions, and wherein the clothes are returned upon themselves 7 for rulilimg or frictions-l contact, by the reversal of the direction in which the streams of water travel. This combined operation insures a rapid and thorough cleansing of the clothes since the dirt is III\ ed not only by the rubbing motion of the water in the receptacle against the clothes but also l v the simultaneous rubbing of one part of the fabric being washed against other ports of the fabric.

Another object of this invention is to provide a chamber or space at the bottom of the receptacle to collectthe sediment in the water and to provide c drain for the removal of the sediment, so that the water may again be used, and the water will not have to be replenished for each batch of clothes or articles to be washed.

These and other objects of this invention will be brought out more pfkftl lllii'll'lj in the following detailed description of one embodiment oi the in ention, the some being illustrated in the accompanying ira-w ings wherein,

\ Figure 1 is a side elevation of the wash iug machine. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, showing the gearing. Fig. 3 is 1i bottom plan View of the wushii'ig machine, the dotted lines indicating the receptacle in. one of its positions during operation. Fig. l is a" transverse sectional view taken through the receptacle onthe line l4 of F'g. 3, and Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4 lookin toward the bottom of the receptacle.

dhe washing lnitclllll? of this invention is made up of a frame, F. receptacle or cylinder pivoted in the frame, a wringer frame, and scoring on the frame for utizig the (13* oder end the wringer,

Referring to the drawings,- the trellis comprises uprights l0 and 11 joined by ve icelly spaced apart lougitudinalhwns ii. and 13. (3n the end of the beam l2 near to upright 19 is e reinforcing block 14 of suit" able shape and dimensions. intermediate the ends of the beam. is a socket 1530f any suitable type in which is fitted to turn it stud 16 depending from a support 17 tor the receptacle or cylinder of the machine. in Fig. 8 of the drawings a support 17 is shown with e. cross-piece 18 at each end she ii to the configuration of the bottom of e mptacle 19. The ends of the cross-pieces All are flanged at 20 to receive bolts 21 adjusts ably secured to the flanges by nuts 22 The bolts "21 are hinged at their outer ends upon ems carried the receptacle 19. Laterally extending from the support 17 is an. arm :24: to which the gearing is attached for recipromting the support.

The gearing or operating mechanism of the machine comprises a member 25 suitably mounted upon the upright 10 end having a pulley 26 receiving a belt 27 seeing mm it relatively large pulley Tue pulley ".40 r. fixed upon the outer end of a shaft 29 journsled to the upright 30 and having a pinion 30 on its inner end meshing with a gear 31, the latter being mounted upon a counter shaft 32 journiiled at one end in the u right 18 and at its opposite ends in a brac t depending from the beam 12. A bevel gear 34 isloose upon the shat 32 and is adapted to interlock with a clutch sleeve 35 keyed i: the shaft 32, the sleeve 35 being shirtalole i; u lover extending laterally from frame as shown to advantage in Fig 2. bevel gear 511-; meshes with a second l33\=." gear 87 carried on the lower end of a crsr-i shaft 38 mounted vertically in the beam 1 and having a crank arm 39 upon its uppu end to which is pivoted one end of a oonnec ing rod 40, the latter having its opposite en pivoted upon the outer end of the arm 24 ca the cylinder support 17. The countershai't 32 is also provided with a bevel gear 41 fixed thereon and meshing with a second bevel gear 42- carried upon the lower end of a ver tioal shaft 43 journaled in the frame. The upper bevel gear 44 is mounted upon the 11;

per shaft 13 and meshes with a pair of opterlocked wit inclosing the gears 44, 45

the gears 45 and approved type is frame in line with gears 45 and 46 loose ears 45 and 46 and may be ini the wringer shaft 47 and is operatedthereby.

The receptacle 19 ma shape and size, a e lin er being disclosed in the present embo iment. The cylinder 19 has flat end walls, is fitted to the support 17 with its axis in a horizontal-plane and has an opening in its upper 'side closed by a removable cover 52.

Referring particularly to Figs. 4 and 5, the cylinder l9 is provided in itsinterior with series of arcuate ribs 53 in its opposite sides terminating at their upper ends short of the opening in the top of the cylinder. and terminating at their lower ends short of the bottom of the cylinder providing a chamber or channel 54 extending longitudinally in the bottom of the cylinder. Fitted between the lower ends of the ribs 53 is'a detachable false bottom or partition 55 entirely filling the space between the lowerends of be of any approved 1 the ribs and havingperforations or other gear shalt openings 56 communicating the interior of the cylinder with the longitudinal chamber. A drain cock 57 is positioned in the bottom of the cylinder 19 communicating, with the chamber 54 whereby the water and sediment in the chamber 54 may be withdrawn from the receptacle from time to time as desired. In the opposite ends of the cylinder lltal'e placed vertical deflectors. Each deflector 58 comprises a relatively large rib having oppositely inclined vertical sides converging from the end wall of the cylinder 19 to a sllraight edge for a purpose hereinafter brought on i \Vhen in use the motor drives the gearing and clients a turning of the countershal't 21-2. The cover 52 is removed fromthe receptacleand the batch of clothes or articles to be washed is introduced through the opening in thc to of the'cylinder. The dcsircd 'quantity o umll'lzc (-rn'cr 52 is replaced. The lever 36 ,is now o 'u-rzltcd to move the clutch sleeve into interlocking engagement with the bevel 31, which action c-mples the crank- 38 to the gearing and cllccts the turning of lll! crank shalt. As the crank shaft turn thgzconnk'actlng rod 40'is operated to rel-iprmratl- Hm a rm 24 and move the support .hm-k and fortlrin a" horizontal plane. This imparlsa reci n-ocating rotary movement to lhil' '('[)l.{1(.l(5 and causes the water to pass back and forth in opposite directions in opwater 1.; also introduced.

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bosite sides of the receptacle. The ribs 53 have preferably oppositely beveled faces and deflect the streams of water inwardly against the clothes in the receptacle thus insuring the contact of the water with ,the clothes. As the streams of water strike against the opposite ends of the cylinder 19 the water is deflected backwardly and centrally of the cylinder by the deflectors 58, thus insuring the deflecting of the streams 7:- of water from the sides into the center of the The deflected water in conjunction with the rocking movement of the receptacle in a horizontal plane effects the turning over or doubling of the clothes in the receptacle and the return action of the water from the deflectors effects the rubbing'of one portion'of the fabric against During the rocking of the receptacle the streams move in op osite directlons at the opposite sides of t e receptacl'e and carry certain portions of the clothes in one direction and other portions of the clothes in the o posite direction giving the rubbing or i i 'ictional contact desired for removing the dirt from the clothes. The sediment collected in the water by this down into the'bot-' tom of the receptacle 1 9and asses through the perforations 56 in the fa se bottom 55. The false bottom acts as a trap and retains most of-the sediment within the chamber 54, The drain cock 57- may be opened to withdraw a small amount of water from the receptacle and the sediment collected in the 100 chamber 54. In this manner most of the sediment is removed from the water, and the. water may be used several times withcleans ing efl'ect making the machine more eflicient When it is desired to operate the wringer 51 the hand lever 50 is'svvung to the right or to the left in order to interlock either the gear 45 or 46 to the wringer shaft 47 so as to turn the rollers Of the wringer in the direction desired.

It is, of course, understood that the above specifically described apparatus is but one embodiment of this ipvention, and. that the details of construction may be changed or 5 other devices substituted, th e scope of the invention being limited only by the following claims. 7

What is claimed is,

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